“Jim has a strong background in legislative advocacy, along with a wealth of association management experience,” said Dennis Harwick, KBA executive director.

Prior to working for the Kansas State Fire Marshal, Clark was employed with the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association as executive director (1981-1999), was county attorney of Franklin County (1977-1981), and was in solo practice in Ottawa (1975-1981). Clark is a current member of the American, Kansas, and Topeka bar associations. He has served as president of the Kansas Society of Association Executives and on the Board of Directors for the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Clark received his bachelor's degree from Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University) and his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law.

“It is an honor to serve as legislative counsel for the KBA,” said Clark. “I look forward to working with various committees and individual members for many years to come.”

Clark succeeds Paul Davis, who left the KBA in July to join a private practice in Lawrence.

About the Kansas Bar Association
The Kansas Bar Association was founded in 1882 as a voluntary association for dedicated legal professionals and has approximately 6,200 members, including lawyers, judges, law students, and legal assistants. The KBA is dedicated to advancing the professionalism and legal skills of lawyers, promoting the interests of the legal profession, providing services to its members, advocating positions on law-related issues, encouraging public understanding of the law, and promoting the effective administration of our system of justice.

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